San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-08
TWO BLIOHTED LIVES.

Each One Lovers, With Blasted
Hopes and Mental Decay.
Miss Mary Kelley. a maiden of sixty
years, who has perhaps had no male pro-
tector since the death OF her father, who
really felt affection for her, was before
jury Of six, the judge, attorney, sheriff,
and others, who constitute commission
de lunstiCo inqulrendo in San Antonio
yesterday afternoon. She had been liv-
ing with her niece and nephew in-law,
Mrs. and Mr.. Hogan, on Crockett street,
doing the cooking. She felt her rights
intruded upen when neighbors brought
in little dainties during her niece's ILL
ness, and became violent. She is in
sane upon the money question and be-
lieves she has lost millions Of dollars.
1t is thought she has brother in New
Orleans. She is native Of Ireland,
looks like she was once an Irish lassie,
and in her faint CLEANS OF intelli-
gence, yesterday, it was pitiful to see
reason struggling in the contest with in
sanity and age. she was declared in
sane and the county will care for her.
A Swiss aged about thirty, OF small
statue, though rather robust frame, with
u htAb sht
in the seat of the accused. His aged
parents, both of small stature and of
poverty pinched appearance, were In
the court room. and his father, Jacob
Froelich. testified against him. apparent
ly unwillingly, though compelled to do
SO for his son Jacobs own welfare. The
mother, poor little body, quite aged
and half starved features, was not called
to testify, and the jury was glad, as 1t
panied them to look upon her frightened,
grief-seamed mothers countenanoe as
the sad story was told by the husband and
father, of their sons now past career.
TwOyears ago he was their main stay and
pride. He worked for them and was q
good son. About that time horse
kicked him In the head and after he re-
recovered, he acted a little queerly.
Several months ago this WAS more APP
parent, and he talked OF a "schoenes
maedchen" necessarily. He had at
tended the Tyrolean concerts at Kali
ser's garden, and though not en-
couraged by the lady, had fallen in love
with pretty singer there, and wanted
to make her his wife. A refusal com
pletely crsZed him, and he would wan
der from home and seek sympathy from
strangers upon the streets, telling his
sorrOwful lovers story In foreign
tongue, while ardent tears cOursed down
his cheeks. Many times he was pitied
and cared far, but when at his work, at
which he was always willing, he would
talk to himself and become suddenly
violent and throw all sorts OF handy mis-
siles at imaginary objects and people.
All times of the night, as in the day, he
would become SO, and could not sleep.
People were afraid of him, and never
knew when the axe, or hoe, or spade or
scythe in his hands might be y danger
GUS or bloody weapon. They did not
want the tragedy Of poor Mrs. Cauly,
who died by her insane cons axe, re-
peated, so locked him up, to be tried for
lunacy. The jury thought him crazy
and said so, and he was put under re-
straint. His father Is poor, a day labor
er, at the age of CO. his aged and enact
ated mother helps "JawcOb" gain their
daily bread by doing plain sewing for
ladies', from house to house.